Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Ensures Citizenship Verification and Voter Eligibility in Federal Elections

Whitehouse.gov ^ | March 31, 2026 | The White House

[SoConPubbie]

VERIFYING ELIGIBILITY IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to strengthen election integrity by ordering citizenship verification for Federal elections and modernizing and securing mail-in and absentee ballot procedures through the United States Postal Service (USPS).

• The Order directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Social Security Administration, to compile and transmit to each State a State Citizenship List of confirmed U.S. citizens who will be 18 or older at the time of the next upcoming Federal election and reside in that State.
  • The lists will be updated and transmitted no fewer than 60 days before each regularly scheduled Federal election and individuals and States will be allowed to access, update, or correct records.

• The Order directs the Postmaster General to initiate rulemaking to require all mail-in and absentee ballots transmitted by USPS to be placed in secure ballot envelopes marked as Official Election Mail with unique Intelligent Mail barcodes that facilitate tracking.

• The Order requires the USPS to transmit ballots only to individuals enrolled on a State-specific Mail-in and Absentee Participation List, ensuring that only eligible absentee or mail-in voters receive absentee or mail-in ballots.

• The Order directs the Attorney General to:
  • (1) prioritize the investigation and prosecution, under applicable Federal statutes, of election officials, individuals, and other entities that violate the law by issuing or distributing Federal ballots to ineligible voters; and
  • (2) in coordination with other relevant agencies, withhold Federal funds from noncompliant States and localities, as appropriate.

PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF OUR ELECTIONS: President Trump is taking decisive action to prevent non-citizens from voting in Federal elections and to protect the security of mail-in and absentee ballots.

• The right to vote in Federal elections is reserved exclusively for United States citizens under the Constitution and Federal law.

• Federal statutes explicitly prohibit non-citizens from registering to vote or casting ballots in Federal elections, yet lax verification and self-certification loopholes in some States have left gaps that undermine public confidence in election outcomes.

• The Federal government has a duty to prevent violations of Federal criminal law in Federal elections and to maintain public confidence in election outcomes.

• The Federal government has existing tools – including the Social Security Administration’s records and the Department of Homeland Security’s Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program – that can assist in verifying voter identity and eligibility in Federal elections.

MAKING ELECTIONS SECURE AGAIN: Voters deserve elections they can trust, and that confidence is being restored thanks to President Trump. 

• President Trump is following through on his promise to secure our elections.
  • On the campaign trail in 2024, President Trump vowed: “We will secure our elections, and they will be secure once and for all.”

• Unlike the Biden Administration, which pursued its political agenda instead of fair elections, President Trump is putting the American people back in charge.

• In March 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order to strengthen voting integrity in a variety of ways, including through verifying State voter-registration lists, enforcing Federal law to prohibit States from counting ballots received after Election Day, and banning foreign nationals from interfering in U.S. elections.

• President Trump has repeatedly called on Congress to pass the SAVE America Act, a straightforward, commonsense bill to ensure that only American citizens cast ballots.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aliens; crime; elections; fraud; trump; vote; votefraud

[SoConPubbie]

I voted for this!

[BrexitBen]

Hakeem and AOC will be screaming to high heavens on Wednesday.

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[FreedomPoster]

Temu Obama

[Varsity Flight]

🎯

[oldtech]

Let them scream all they like. It’s about time justice kicked them in the backside.

[FrankRizzo890]

Have we heard from the judges in Hawaii yet?

[spetznaz]

Great news. Verification of voter ID happens everywhere around the world, and I do not see why it shouldn’t be the case in the US.

[mass55th]

But...but...he bad-mouth Pope Bobby.

[gildafarrell]

YYYYYYYYYYeeeeeeeesssssssss!!!!!!!

[Mozzafiato]

Great news! I only wish he included language that individuals knowingly participating in Federal election fraud would be tried with treason.

[Mariner]

You believe this EO will have effect?

The USSC would strike it down 8-1.

[Bob Wills is still the king]

“Great news. Verification of voter ID happens everywhere around the world, and I do not see why it shouldn’t be the case in the US.”
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States are free to require ID for their own elections, but there is nothing in the Constitution allowing any federal agency or agent, including a President, to impose such a requirement.

The enumerated powers still limit what the federal government can legally do.

[SoConPubbie]

The USSC would strike it down 8-1.

We will see.

If Congress passes the SAVE act that won't matter.

And since the EO process becomes law, President Trump has to abide by the Constitution just like Congress does, and the Constitution gives congress the right to make laws controlling Federal Elections.

Like I said, we will see.

I take it by your posting of late that you don't want to see this type of adjustment to the voting process?

[SoConPubbie]

The enumerated powers still limit what the federal government can legally do.

Yup, and it explicitly gives Congress the right to legislate the manner of Federal elections.